These Are The 10 Worst Neighborhoods In Louisville For 2018

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Louisville’s neighborhoods conjure up too many stereotypes to count. You’ve got hipster areas, preppy places, neighborhoods where college kids thrive, and of course, ghettos.

It seems as if there’s a neighborhood for everyone in Louisville.

And while the city consistently ranks as one of the best places to live in the country thanks in part to a strong economy and tons of entertainment, it’s not all rainbows and sunshine in Louisville. Some neighborhoods aren’t as great as others.

So the question arises, which Louisville neighborhoods are the worst, and which are the best?

Today, we’ll use science and data to determine which Louisville hoods need a little tender loving care – the sore thumbs of the Louisville area if you will. Realistically, you can’t expect all the neighborhoods to be amazing, although Highlands Douglas ranks way above the rest.

We examined 67 of Louisville’s neighborhoods to find out the worst places to live. These places don’t quite measure up to Louisville’s reputation.

Here are the 10 worst neighborhoods in Louisville according to data:

Read on to see how we determined the places around Louisville that need a pick-me-up. And remember, don’t blame the messenger.

Once you’re done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from worst to best.

Looking for places to avoid outside of the city? You can also check out the worst suburbs of Louisville.

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How we determined the worst Louisville hoods

To figure out how bad a place is to live in, we only needed to know what kinds of things people like and then decide what places have the least amount of those things. We threw the following criteria into this analysis in order to get the best, most complete results possible. We used this set of criteria for each neighborhood in Louisville:

High unemployment (Less jobs)
Low median income (Less pay)
Low population density (No things to do)
Low home values (No one’s willing to pay to live here)
High crime (Estimated)

Then, we ranked each neighborhood in Louisville for each of these criteria from worst to best.

Next, we averaged the individual rankings for each criteria into a ‘Worst Score’.

The neighborhood with the lowest ‘Worst Score’ ranks as the worst neighborhood of Louisville.

Read on below to learn more about these terrible places around Louisville to live. Or skip to the end to see the list of all 67 neighborhoods ranked from worst to best.

This list is a scientific analysis based on real data and is completely unbiased. Hold on to your pants.

1. Park Hill

Population: 3,322
Median Income: $23,213
Median Home Value: $55,425

2. California

Population: 4,589
Median Income: $20,324
Median Home Value: $53,012

3. Russell

Population: 8,691
Median Income: $17,320
Median Home Value: $45,436

4. Portland

Population: 9,766
Median Income: $20,959
Median Home Value: $43,371

5. Smoketown Jackson

Population: 1,801
Median Income: $18,048
Median Home Value: $65,800

6. Parkland

Population: 5,026
Median Income: $23,153
Median Home Value: $65,544

7. Algonquin

Population: 6,661
Median Income: $25,211
Median Home Value: $57,391

8. Jacobs

Population: 5,821
Median Income: $22,459
Median Home Value: $51,580

9. Soutland Park

Population: 867
Median Income: $29,302
Median Home Value: $93,500

10. Chickasaw

Population: 4,563
Median Income: $25,217
Median Home Value: $73,362

The ‘hoods around Louisville that are really hoods

Well there you have it — the worst of the neighborhoods in Louisville with Park Hill landing at the bottom of the pack.

As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Louisville aren’t all bad. Highlands Douglas takes the cake as the best place to live in Louisville.

We ranked the neighborhoods from worst to best in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Worst Louisville Neighborhoods

Rank	Neighborhood	Population	Median Income	Median Home Values
1	Park Hill	3,322	$23,213	$55,425
2	California	4,589	$20,324	$53,012
3	Russell	8,691	$17,320	$45,436
4	Portland	9,766	$20,959	$43,371
5	Smoketown Jackson	1,801	$18,048	$65,800
6	Parkland	5,026	$23,153	$65,544
7	Algonquin	6,661	$25,211	$57,391
8	Jacobs	5,821	$22,459	$51,580
9	Soutland Park	867	$29,302	$93,500
10	Chickasaw	4,563	$25,217	$73,362
11	Park Duvalle	3,866	$25,717	$86,200
12	Phoenix Hill	3,898	$25,931	$64,940
13	Hallmark	571	$23,521	$89,400
14	Shawnee	10,942	$30,990	$64,433
15	Limerick	1,253	$23,649	$105,000
16	Hazelwood	1,693	$32,606	$68,700
17	Wyandotte	3,655	$28,734	$70,950
18	South Louisville	4,713	$30,905	$73,917
19	Taylor Berry	6,396	$30,688	$71,225
20	Shelby Park	3,054	$23,159	$72,733
21	Camp Taylor	1,559	$31,076	$98,950
22	Prestonia	1,307	$42,536	$100,350
23	University	2,454	$26,609	$126,020
24	Saint Joseph	3,004	$34,656	$104,960
25	Edgewood	1,501	$33,500	$93,175
26	Highland Park	76	$36,103	$128,300
27	Fairgrounds	458	$36,103	$128,300
28	Kenwood Hill	2,063	$39,355	$109,675
29	Southside	6,008	$36,565	$84,150
30	Iroquios Park	1,319	$44,159	$129,350
31	Wilder Park	2,527	$26,953	$99,133
32	Butchertown	900	$39,710	$130,700
33	Irish Hill	1,304	$39,365	$123,000
34	Iroquois	4,823	$37,705	$86,340
35	Merriwether	1,582	$48,928	$95,700
36	Beechmont	7,752	$38,394	$106,256
37	Bashford Manor	4,700	$28,765	$88,140
38	Old Louisville	9,649	$23,856	$174,169
39	Paristowne Point	337	$36,646	$124,800
40	Central Business District	2,555	$19,234	$268,100
41	Poplar Level	1,674	$66,389	$171,400
42	Bon Air	6,144	$40,180	$134,444
43	Clifton	2,684	$41,247	$142,450
44	Schnitzelburg	4,106	$43,979	$119,850
45	Cloverleaf	3,605	$54,325	$125,300
46	Clifton Heights	4,886	$32,730	$110,533
47	Klondike	4,639	$48,336	$134,544
48	Audubon	6,200	$48,176	$142,000
49	Hikes Point	3,623	$60,412	$173,150
50	Hawthorne	1,989	$65,439	$177,175
51	Avondale Melbourne Heights	2,195	$62,136	$157,900
52	Bowman	2,022	$69,167	$228,217
53	Brownsboro Zorn	1,908	$64,148	$213,433
54	Crescent Hill	7,462	$58,529	$237,625
55	Germantown	3,796	$46,379	$178,300
56	Highlands	1,308	$55,060	$166,050
57	Tyler Park	2,480	$62,147	$268,350
58	Cherokee Seneca	1,491	$72,214	$314,500
59	Cherokee Gardens	859	$122,774	$519,550
60	Cherokee Triangle	3,946	$51,105	$270,580
61	Rock Creek Lexington Road	1,974	$76,864	$251,625
62	Hayfield Dundee	2,475	$67,450	$216,200
63	Gardiner Lane	998	$67,560	$191,400
64	Belknap	3,928	$71,044	$244,220
65	Deer Park	3,886	$70,345	$230,220
66	Bonnycastle	2,162	$66,873	$396,300
67	Highlands Douglas	2,998	$81,663	$339,820